Well I may have spoke too soon. Went back to watch more shows and now no matter what I try to watch, it just says it's not available in the package I have but I have the go big package free trial. Very buggy. It may be because it's new. Elise
----- Original Message ----- From: Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" <viphone@googlegroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 11:56 pm Subject: Re: disappointed with direectvnow any other good live streaming options > > > Hi everyone, > > > Ok in my opinion, this is getting just a bit silly! I'd like to choose a much > different word. But I am not usually a rude person, and I am trying very hard > to respect others, and their thinking. > > > First of all, I'm glad that hopefully on-demand will be coming next year.. I > honestly didn't expect that to happen right away. Nor did I expect to have > some sort of cloud service,. > > > I personally don't feel I am taking crap! And I certainly don't feel I am > being treated as though I was a black person back in the day. I feel that > isn't even a conparison,. > I chose to try out this service, nobody held a gun to my head and made me. I > decided to take the 7 day trial, and I will decide rather or not to keep it. > > > Personally, if I don't get my local stations, this isn't a huge deal to me. I > can understand how it can be for some. But, due to not having cable for about > 2 years, I've been using an antenna anyway. So I just plan to use this for > the local stuff I can't get from the App. That's just my choice. > Plus I like the idea of doing that, because I will still get my local CW, and > My TV, Antenna TV, and ME TV. As well as Ion. > I hope that at one point they do carry CBS. But right now I have CBS > All-Access. I realize not everyone can afford all these things, and I respect > this. Honestly, if I didn't have a great roommate who split the bills with > me, I would likely not have all I have. > > > We are a minority. You have to consider the fact that many people don't even > think that we watch tv, or movies. So yes, we don't get considered in the > making of streaming Apps, or having the option to use Pay-Per-view, or > on-demand from most, or all cable companies. We have to have sighted > assistance with these things. > Plus, if you think about it, you have to remember what channels are which > with your cable provider. Even though you can enter a number and get there, > you still have to remember which channel it is. So really, what's the > difference? > Yes, I would like to have the channels numbered. Then I would just know right > where I would want to go. But you can search for a channel, which I think is > awesome! I did this last night, and it worked beautifully! > > > I'm really very sorry that so many people seem to be so fed up with this > service already. That makes me kind of sad. It's new, it's not going to work > perfectly, and it's definitely going to have it's problems and issues for a > while. But to me this is normal, and to be expected. I don't think we should > all feel that this is going to work flawlessly, and be accessible right from > the beginning. > I do hope they make things better. I also hope that once so many people > aren't signing up, and apparently trying to watch all at once, that the > service will not get overloaded. These are things that just have to be worked > out. I feel this will happen in time. > > > When it comes to the aspects of better accessibility, if we can figure out > who to write, or discuss the situation with, we should most certainly do so. > But if we go in to the situation as though we are entitled, then what good is > that going to do us? You shouldn't want to do that, because you never get > anywhere that way. > Making your voice heard, maybe more than once, and pointing out the areas > that need fixing, or correcting is something we should most certainly do. But > it has to be handled in the proper way. > > > It's like sieghard told me when I was attempting to use Sling Tv. If you want > it to work so badly, and you feel so passionately about it, then do something > about it. Maybe that wasn't exactly right. I have trouble quoting people. But > that was close. He is perfectly correct, and this is what I myself desire to > do. I feel this service deserves a chance. > You could barely do anything with Sling. I know, because I tried. I gave it > my all, and the service, and tech support was just horrible! > > > So to me, even with all it's issues, including accessability issues, it's > something worth striving for. I am glad they had a 7 day trial. At least if > you are so disgusted with the service, you don't have to keep it. > > > That's just my thoughts on the situation. Good luck, and happiness to all of > you who choose to stick with this for a while, and give it a chance. I think > from what we all learn, and do, we can help each other. > > > Terri > > > > On 11/30/2016 11:53 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > X you must be in an area where your local channels are actually owned by the > network. If you aren't, then you won't get those channels. And how did you > know that you were actually getting that channel? God knows it's not label. I > guess you're supposed to just memorize what's on all the channels so you'll > know what channel you're on. I am continuously amazed at the crap blind > people will take without complaining. Kind of reminds me of what black people > used to put up with. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:23 PM, Kliphton Miller <kliph...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > I get my local fox channel, and my local NBC channel. Nobody will get CBS as > they haven't signed on yet, I don't watch anything on ABC, so didn't look for > it. > > On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Lynda Ingraham <lynda..ingra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Mary, > > In addition to all of the valid points you raise related to accessibility, > local channels are not being offered in all markets. In the Albany, NY area, > local stations are not available. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 10:32 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: disappointed with direectvnow any other good live streaming > options > > It's worth it if you want another Apple TV. As a service, it is not worth it. > Not until they fix this channel problem. Really, Clifton, just how are you > going to deal with 20 or 30 channels and your favorite? Are you going to > memorize all of those? Do you really think that everyone should have to do > that? Oh and what about on-demand programming? I did a search for "on demand" > and didn't get what I was hoping to get, that is a list of available > on-demand program. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:53 PM, Kliphton Miller <kliph...@icloud.com> wrote: > it's really not that bad once you get use to it. If you would like me to > help you out, you can reach me at > kliph...@icloud.com > takes a little getting use to, but trust me it is worth it. I signed up for > the 3 months in advance, and will have my 3rd appleTVBLED by christmas. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:50 PM, Elise Ridout <eliserid...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, I am not so far impressed with accessibility of the Direectvnow app. Is > there any other good method for streaming i.e. meaning I don't have to have > or pay for a cable box. As bizarre as it sounds, one of the reasons I > cancelled my Comcast was the obnoxiously loud noise the X1 box made, but they > don't offer a streaming-only option. 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